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Medallion with confronted busts of Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 251–253
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 42.37 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.692
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
Catalogue Raisonné
Roman Medallions (MFA, 1962, 1975), no. 067.
DescriptionObverse: Facing busts of Trebonianus Gallus right, and Volusian left, both laureate, draped and cuirassed.
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Reverse: The two emperors on horseback galloping right, cloaks floating backward; nearer one holds spear.
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Reverse: The two emperors on horseback galloping right, cloaks floating backward; nearer one holds spear.
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Provenance1935, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 2, 1935)